Ernie Martinez Cues

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Okay, several subscribers have pm'd me regarding the hit and playability of EM cues. Here goeth.

As I've always stated, EM cues are well made with excellent playability. The hit and playability of his cues are excellent; their hit, feel and playability far exceeds anything produced by his crosstown competition, AE Cues. And if I had the money I'd get another EM cue now. Right now. Immediately.
 
Yep. I 2nd that on Ernie's cues. They are superb. I have an AE too, but it is not quite in the same league. Ernie is/was a master machinist, this really shows in his work. His attention to detail and point work are off the charts.

Try and find one...they are pretty scarce.

Regards,

Doug
 
Salamander said:
Yep. I 2nd that on Ernie's cues. They are superb. I have an AE too, but it is not quite in the same league. Ernie is/was a master machinist, this really shows in his work. His attention to detail and point work are off the charts.

Try and find one...they are pretty scarce.

Regards,

Doug
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You guys have the same sentiments regarding EM's as I do. EM's hit very, very similar to Omega/DPK's - which is about as good as it gets in a wood/wood jointed cue! I also have an AE - its gorgeous but the hit, although very solid, is a bit harsher or harder than the EM's, the Omegas or even Rick Howards.
 
SirBanksALot said:
You guys have the same sentiments regarding EM's as I do. EM's hit very, very similar to Omega/DPK's - which is about as good as it gets in a wood/wood jointed cue! I also have an AE - its gorgeous but the hit, although very solid, is a bit harsher or harder than the EM's, the Omegas or even Rick Howards.
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I concur and my Showcase Ernie has 6 points and a fat, metric pin as well. METRIC PIN! A pin that has metric threads, I mean.
 
Is Ernie still making cues? I played with one of his cues when I was in Kalamazoo Michigan and John Wright was displaying about 80 cues and he let me hit with most of them. I remember that the EM had a great feel and that I played well with it. I could kick myself for not buying it. I haven't seen many of his cues around the South.

I like Mike Bender's cues for playability, looks and the value that they retain. Mike and Ernie share that Master Machinist's Title and that may be what makes them great cue makers. I wonder why Ernie Martinez isn't as popular or I should say collectible.
Thanks,

JoeyA

kokopuffs said:
Okay, several subscribers have pm'd me regarding the hit and playability of EM cues. Here goeth.

As I've always stated, EM cues are well made with excellent playability. The hit and playability of his cues are excellent; their hit, feel and playability far exceeds anything produced by his crosstown competition, AE Cues. And if I had the money I'd get another EM cue now. Right now. Immediately.
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EM cues seem to get bought up right away so they don't remain on the market for long.
 
Joey,

I think that Ernie is as collectable, but maybe not as widely known as Bender. He has been an on again, off again, cuemaker for many years. He is very meticulous, but gets distracted and works on other things. As a result, he turns out at most maybe 40 cues a year, and that is probably a high estimate. There is a guy in Colorado that collects his cues and has like 30 of them (including a cue valued at over $5k that will boggle you're mind). I've known Ernie for years and it is very difficult to get a cue from him. He is one of the nicest guys you would ever hope to meet, and will spend hours talking cues and cuemaking with you....unfortunately, that takes away from his cuemaking time.


Regards,

Doug
 
By the way,

If there is an Taiwanese gentleman out there with the name: Shun-Kuang Tsai, please get in contact with me concerning Martinez cues.

Thanks,

Doug
 
Salamander:

You may be referring to the late Bert Kellerman, a Denverite who collected lots and lots of cues.
 
Thanks for the heads up about Ernie. Anyone have his phone humber?
Thanks,
JoeyA

Salamander said:
Joey,

I think that Ernie is as collectable, but maybe not as widely known as Bender. He has been an on again, off again, cuemaker for many years. He is very meticulous, but gets distracted and works on other things. As a result, he turns out at most maybe 40 cues a year, and that is probably a high estimate. There is a guy in Colorado that collects his cues and has like 30 of them (including a cue valued at over $5k that will boggle you're mind). I've known Ernie for years and it is very difficult to get a cue from him. He is one of the nicest guys you would ever hope to meet, and will spend hours talking cues and cuemaking with you....unfortunately, that takes away from his cuemaking time.


Regards,

Doug
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Phone number

JoeyA said:
Thanks for the heads up about Ernie. Anyone have his phone humber?
Thanks,
JoeyA
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(303)287-1660
Very good guy who makes a damn good cue.
 
Joey
While in Denver a few years ago myself and a coworker (both pool players)
ran into Ernie at a local event. He was very friendly and had us come by his shop. We were in and out of there for 3-4 days.
I have heard that he fell on some tough times and I hope those are over as he is a very very good cuemaker.

He had some great wood in his shop that he would spend alot of time talking about. One was one of the finest pieces of birdseye maple I
have ever seen. It was a huge block and he told me he was going
to make a case out of it. I am not sure if he did.

I thought his cues played great and were easily comparable to a
Kersenbrock.

My only regret was not purchasing a cue there from him. We worked on several different designs and he gave me a good fair price.
I even could have just called him back and sent a downpayment as he kept the designs.

I hope he is making cues or gets back into it. He and Murray T. both need to find a way to keep on keeping on in the cue world.
I really enjoyed talking cues with Ernie and learned alot.

BTW- Ernie was a pretty good player from what I saw.
 
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